'Thank you's List ^_^ -
Charliescookiess (IGoTeeHee) – (I'm liking the new profile name ;D Hee – get it? ^_^ But seriously – it's cool ;) )
Mika Ikisatashi
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Mastress Tessa
AnimeRoxx
Dren's Kitten
Shadow Kitsune67
1411alexis (I know right! xD Lol! I said that when I was watching the anime. She had Ryou and Aoyama and Kish. I was sitting thinking 'you lucky b*****' and she had the cheek to turn them down all the bloody time cause she had her heart set on one in particular *rolls eyes* should have gone with Kish in my opinion ^_^)
Mew Ayame-chan
MoonlightMew513
LimitedEternity
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MewxMewxLove (No, no! Jezz-san isn't old xD Ahaha! Lol! He's quite formal and all, but he's not really old. He's like 19 years old and if you think about it Ichigo isn't 13 anymore. It's been like just under two years since all the alien stuff entered the red-head's life so she's around 15 or 16 years old, 'kay? ;) No worries, I got this - as Axel would say!)
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~ Besides, You Owe Me ~
~ Chapter 12 ~
Amongst the strange situation, that all the aliens seemed to find normal, a little Haros girl with fluffy brown hair had started singing out loud to her proud looking father. Ichigo watched in wonder. The people here seemed happier than she had imagined they would be, but then their saviours had returned with good news, so why shouldn't they be happy?
The red head gasped as Jezz's head seemed to fall on her shoulder. She looked to him out the corner of her eye surprised and sighed when she realised he had only fallen asleep next to her. She giggled to herself and pushed him up again so he wasn't leaning on her as much.
His white hair was short and slicked back neatly with the exception of a small lock of hair that sprang up on top of his head and curled back in to a cute pale ringlet. Jezz's half circle glasses looked like they were about to fall of off his nose and in to his lap. Now, that Ichigo knew he was this planet's Prime minister - even when he seemed so young (A/N - *winks to MewxMewxLove* ;D) - so to speak, she could see the difference between the qualities of his clothing to others around her. It was quite evident who was wealthier in the room. He was wearing black trousers and a black long sleeve shirt with a white over coat. Of course it was different to the clothing found on Earth but still very similar.
For the first time Ichigo's eyes were drawn to his ears. Long white rabbit ears sprouted out the top of his head and made him look all the more adorable.
She just couldn't resist.
Jezz's eyes shot open and were met with Ichigo's scared ones.
"Ichigo-san?" he asked as his eyes looked up to see her hands round the tops of his ears.
Ichigo's cheeks exploded with embarrassment as she quickly took her hands back and tried to explain, "A-ah! I-I'm very sorry, Jezz-s-sama! I just saw your ears and – err – well, I –"
He cut her off looking angry, "What did you say?"
"I said I saw your ears and I'm that I'm sorry for –" Ichigo told him but he stopped her again.
"No. You addressed me incorrectly," he told her sternly, "I told you that I would prefer you to call me Jezz-san," his angry expression faded and he smiled again, "And if you'd like to play with my ears some more it really doesn't bother me."
Ichigo blushed – it sounded only slightly perverted the way he said it. This made Ichigo wonder if by hanging around with Kish all the time she was beginning to think all guys were like this.
All of a sudden out of nowhere came a loud overjoyed voice, "MOMOMIYA-CHAN!"
Jezz seemed to roll his eyes and sighed as if already exhausted with the cat boy but Ichigo just turned to her friend and smiled to greet him, "Hey Axel!"
"Hey!" he smiled as he hopped down to his knees in front of her. His eyes then flickered to Jezz, "So…what'cha doing with Jezz-sama?"
Ichigo noticed that Jezz wasn't reacting in the same way to when she called him 'sama' instead she realised that he was avoiding communication with the Felanan altogether – as if he weren't even there.
"He's keeping me company until Kisshu gets back," she explained.
A small wave of sorrow washed over her as she remembered Kisshu's annoyed appearance just before he left her there.
Just then Axel slid down beside her, the opposite side to Jezz, and cried, "Well, now you've got me! Jezz-sama can go and keep Cherry-sama company instead, eh?"
Ichigo noticed that although he hadn't made much of a reaction yet that Jezz had tensed beside her, evidently angered by the comment made.
Axel only closed his eyes lazily and rested his head on Ichigo's shoulder huddling up to her as he continued to address the Prime minister, "Oh, I forgot! Silly me. She's probably cuddled up with Grey, like me and Ichigo right now."
"Pah!" the Haros barked narrowing his eyes at Axel who just smirked up at him from Ichigo's shoulder, "Cuddled up? Maybe it's just me but it looks like you're the only one giving the hug. Look at you! You're all over the girl, you're pathetic! Give the girl some space to breathe and get yourself lost in the Season change this week! Maybe you're not too late – the storm may not have calmed yet! Why don't you go and check, you worthless mutt!"
Ichigo was confused and feeling uncomfortable sitting in the middle of this. A factor that was puzzling her was that Axel seemed to be enjoying this row as he was purring seemingly pleased with his work. Jezz however was breathing heavily and burning holes in to Axel's skull with his eyes.
SAY SOMETHING! CHANGE THE SUBJECT! Ichigo's mind screamed.
"Kisshu said something about Season change," Ichigo spoke up. Both boys' expressions neutralised at the sound of her voice as they turned to look her in the eye, "I've heard it a few times. What exactly is it? No one's really defined it properly yet. Why does it sound so dangerous?"
"Oh, that's because it is dangerous, honey-bee," Axel sighed closing his eyes lazily again resting his head back on her shoulder as Jezz began to explain.
"Well, you see Ichigo-san," Jezz started, "Before the Cyniclons arrived on the planet and even for a short time after, everything was peaceful and calm. The world was heavenly and as beautiful as ever. But after a few hundred years –"
"Yeah, he should know cause he's lived that long," Axel commented and giggled childishly, which Ichigo found cute but she wasn't about to announce it as (one) that would be embarrassing and (two) Jezz looked like he was about to strangled the cat boy.
Jezz breathed in and out and then continued, "After a few hundred years, the world began to un-stabilise and no one knew why – we still don't know what caused it –"
"My people believe it was those bloody Cyniclons," Axel yawned snuggling in to Ichigo side absentmindedly.
"Do you believe that?" Ichigo asked.
He just shrugged and said, "Can't believe everything you're told, Momo-chan."
Ichigo blushed holding back a squeal. Momo-chan! That's the cutest one yet!
Her attention was then drawn back to Jezz who deliberately cleared his throat loudly. He said, "Ichigo-san, it is unknown what has caused the world to behave in such a way, all we can do is try our best to cope and live on."
"Jezz-sama, that's only the history and story behind the Season change, you twit! Nya-ha!" Axel laughed sitting up straight.
"Excuse me!" Jezz cried sounding offended.
Axel looked Ichigo in the eye and leaned in close to her, "Season change is terrifying for all the children until they're safe here. It even scares cold-hearted people like Jezz-sama! But as long as you know how to get here you should be absolutely fine, 'kay?" he cried winking at her. He didn't wait for her to reply as he continued, "Here on our planet we have a three seasons! One is like your spring – but warmer – one is like your summer and one is again like your summer – but then again that season is a lot warmer. Now the seasons are easy and absolutely safe once arrived but –"
"During Season change –" Jezz tried to take over again.
"When the seasons switch and change!" Axel added while also glaring at the Haros for interrupting him.
"- it can be quite unsafe as there are storms and heat waves and sometimes blizzards of ice and snow," Jezz finished off.
"That sounds odd. I mean snow when it seems that you don't have a winter here," Ichigo commented.
Axel nodded, "Yes, that's true when you think about it, honey-bee, but then it's the same case as what we just said a second ago. We don't know why the world acts this way, and so we also don't know where the snow comes from either."
Ichigo thought about it and then nodded accepting the information and trying to understand as much as she could about this alien world. It really was amazingly interesting.
Just then Axel broke through her thoughts as he flung his arms around her shoulders and pulled her in to his lap. She yelped in surprise. Ichigo tried to get up straight away but he held her there for a moment and purred in happiness. She then started to struggled feeling like she was being held against her will but he didn't hold on to when he realised.
"I'm sorry, Momo-chan. You're just so…KAWAII!" he cried, shaking his head from side to side failing to hide a blush from her.
Jezz only rolled his eyes again groaned unimpressed, "You're pathetic!"
The Felanan stuck his tongue out at the Haros making Ichigo giggle.
A shadow fell upon them and they looked up to see who it was. Ichigo gasped and sprang to her feet.
"Kisshu!" she cried smiling. Then the smile vanished and she shrank back a little as the memories flooded back. He looked confused by this.
Jezz and Axel were standing now too. They were still positioned each side of Ichigo.
"I found her looking rather lonely, Kisshu-sama, so I kept her company," the Prime minister explained, "Not to worry though, the mutt hasn't been here too long."
"Nya-ouch! Cold bastard!" Axel hissed. He then turned to Ichigo and said sweetly – even in front Kish as if he wasn't present, "Catch later, honey-bee! Chou-nya, Momo-chan!"
Before the Cyniclon could say anything, the neko boy dashed off in to the crowd. Kish shook his head and then looked back to Jezz with a look of appreciation, "Thank you for looking after her. She means a lot to me."
"As does Cherry to me, yes?" he said it like a question to which Kisshu nodded. With that the Haros smiled at Ichigo and bowed as he left saying, "If you're ever lonely and Kish is busy you know who to call."
"Err-thank you!" Ichigo called after him. He waved his hand over his shoulder without looking back as he strode away coolly.
"Ichigo," she looked up at the voice. kish's golden eyes quivered with slight worry, "Are you okay?"
"Aren't you mad at me?" she asked.
"No," he said and then smile reassuringly, "Why would I be mad at you?"
"I don't know – because I couldn't work out the way earlier! Because I didn't understand what was happening! Because you got mad!" she blurted out getting in to a panic.
Kish sighed and pulled her in to a warm hug and whispered softly in to her ear, "Koneko-chan, I wasn't angry with you. I was angry with myself for not teaching you the way to The Zone. I should have taught you straight away and I'm such an idiot for not doing that. I'm sorry, Koneko-chan, please forgive me?"
Ichigo eyelids drifted shut feeling peaceful in the warm embrace and she replied as she lifted arms to hug him back, "I forgive you."
Ichigo – Okay, I have a question!
Hazzard – Yes? :)
Ichigo – You read a manga called Heart no Kuni no Alice that was based on a computer game, didn't you? And Jezz is based on a character called Peter White, isn't he?
Hazzard – Err… O_O…No…O_e" …X_X…Okay! Okay! Yes! But Peter is just awesome in my opinion! I needed a character like him in the story!
Ichigo – But according to Alice he's also a pervert.
Hazzard – Yep, that's sounds about right!
Ichigo – But Jezz isn't a pervert…right?
Jezz - ¬_¬ *whistles innocently*
Ichigo – Hazzard?
Hazzard – ^_^ Mwahaha! Remember to Read and Review! ^_^
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